Nursing Student Retention Scholarship Program

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To address the shortage of nurses in Mississippi, the Office of Nursing Workforce established a Nursing Student Retention Scholarship Program (NSRSP). The program provided scholarship opportunities to all nursing students and nurses in the state of Mississippi who were pursuing degrees in nursing. The goal of the program was to attract and retain nurses here in our state. The program targeted students at all levels of nursing and the funds could be used to cover the cost of educated-related expenses, including tuition, fees, supplies, textbooks, and housing. Students selected as recipients of receiving this were required to complete their nursing degree and agree to practice nursing in the state of Mississippi for a certain period.

Application Process - We are no longer accepting NSRSP applications.

We are excited to share that we awarded $100,000 in scholarships to twenty-four students in various nursing programs. Congratulations to all of the hard-working students who were awarded those scholarships!

$2,500 Scholarship Recipients

  • Chandra Boston (Delta State University)
  • Misty Perkins (Hinds Community College)
  • Logan Cuevas (Pearl River Community College)
  • Shelby Edwards (University of Mississippi Medical Center)
  • Geravia Lane (University of Mississippi Medical Center)
  • Tristen Miller (University of Mississippi Medical Center)
  • Anna Solomon (University of Mississippi Medical Center)
  • Luke LeBlanc (University of Southern Mississippi)

$5,000 Scholarship Recipients

  • Carmie Blankenship (Delta State University)
  • Mikayla Staszefski (Delta State University)
  • Makayla Thompson (Meridian Community College)
  • Micaela Harper (Northeast Mississippi Community College)
  • Bobby Robertson (Pearl River Community College)
  • Katya Spuhler (Pearl River Community College)
  • Darci Newton (University of Mississippi Medical Center)
  • Ashley Schaefer (University of Mississippi Medical Center)
  • Caycee Sumrall (University of Mississippi Medical Center)
  • Holly Walker (University of Mississippi Medical Center)
  • Kristie Anderson (University of Southern Mississippi)
  • Kiara Collier (University of Southern Mississippi)
  • Lauren Sherrill (University of Southern Mississippi)
  • Kassidy Cupit (William Carey University)
  • Stephanie Fayard (William Carey University)
  • Cassidy Williams (William Carey University)